Alining means for type-writing sheets.



0. WCHAPIN. G MEANS POR TYPE WMTING SHE APPLICATION FILED AYR.6, 1914.

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ORNE W. CHAPIN, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

A LINING MEANS FOR TYPE-WRITING SHEETS.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, ORNE W. CHAPrN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Alining Means for TypeWriting Sheets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to means for main` taining sheets in horizontal alinement found to be useful in connection with typewriting Where duplicate or triplicate copies are required. It is often desired that insurance policies, deeds, leases and other like instru ments shall be written in duplicate or triplicate by use ofl typewriting machines, these forms having parallel printed lines, or lines i partly printed.

The object of the invention is to provide means which will be convenient in use, so that the typewritten part of the copies produced will be parallel with the printed lines thereof, and that the typewritten parts of the lines of the vcopies which are partly printed will be in alinement with the printed parts of said lines. The construction and arrangement of parts for this purpose are fully described herein and in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawing Wherein,-

Figure l is a view in side elevation or plan, showing a part of a pad or one of the ends of a plurality of'connected printed sheets. AFig. 2 is a section on line 2 2 of, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3 3 of Fig. l. Fig. 4 is an end view in transverse section of the platen of a typewriting v machine, one'of the sections of sheets with interposed carbon sheets also being shown. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the pad or plurality of connected printed sheets. Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail showing in longitudinal section, the upper end of one of the sections of sheets.

Referring now to the drawing for a more particular description, numerals 7 indicate rectangular sheets each provided with substantially parallel lines, as lines a each of which, in part, are printed and in part are in blank so that they may bear certain other data to be written thereon, and lines b which are unprinted or blank so that they may bear certain other data to be written thereon.

As is well known, in the use of typewriting machines, it is quite difficult, except by loss of time, to so arrange the sheets that the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led April 6, 1914. Serial No. 829,752.

Patented Sept. 8, 1914.

lines thereof, each sheet is perforated trans. versely as lndlcated at 8, on a line substan-l tially parallel with and adjacent to its u per end, and recesses or incisions 9 are ma e intermediate its longitudinal edges opening \on its upper end and also opening on the perforated line to provide a plurality of' projecting portions, as the projecting portion l0 disposed midway between the longitudinal edges of the sheet and the projecting portions l1 outwardly of the projecting portion 10.`

The sheets are arranged in sections s as shown in Figs. 4 and 6; three sheets are used for a section, the number of sheets required for each section, however, not being mate.

rial, and depending upon the number of carbon copies required. The sheets of each section are disposed one u on another, the lines a and b and line 8 o perforations of one sheet being disposed, res ectively, in alinement with the lines a and li and lines 8 of the other sheets of said section, and the sheets of each section at their upper ends are connected by any suitable means as by use of mucilage m. The sections thus pre pared are then disposed one upon another, and by any suitable means as by use of mucilage and the binding strip c applied to projecting portions 11, said sections are secured together to form a pad 12. As thus described a section can be conveniently removed from the pad by being torn at that bon sheets being interposed in the usualmanner for producing copies.

Since the lines of the sheets of a section are maintained in alinement with reference to each other, the appearance of the copies when typewritten Will correspond to the original sheet, and the arrangement of parts as described prevents inconvenience or loss of, time during operation.

g Y incassi The sections are preferably disconnected at their lower ends so that the carbon sheets may be employed 'in the usual manner.

While I have shown two recesses or incieions 9, the number thereof is not material;

the projecting portion however should be` disposed 'midway betweenthe longitudinal edges of the sheets so that the section may move suitably when first engaged by the rollerfandplatenfr '.11 :i

Having .fully described my invention,

ends to provide projecting portions and connected at one of their ends to dispose said printed lines in alinement and to provide a plurality of sections, said sheets having perforations formed therein adjacent to and 5 substantially parallel with their connected one of their ends to dispose said ends to open on said incisions, and means for connecting said sections outwardly of said perforations.

2. In means consisting of sheets provided with printed lines and connected atone of theirends to dispose their printed lines in alinenient and perforated on transverse' lines adjacent to f i,said connected fends, saidsheets being open .at their Yopposite ends to permit carbon sheetsvto be interposed and ineisedat 'substantially right angles 4to and openingen `the lines of perforations to form outwardly thereof a pair 'of ou'tervprojecting portions and an intermediateproje'cting portion, and

means for connecting said sections ont Wardly of said perforated lines'.

3. Means for the purpose described, coinprising a plurality of rectangular sheets vided with parallel lines and connected 'cisions for the purpose' described, Y

forthe purpose described, the y combination of a plurality of sections each' alinement and to provide a plurality of sections, and perforated on lines adjacent to said connected ends, said sheets being incised at substantially right angles to and opening on the lines of perforations to form a plurality of projecting portions, and meansfor connecting said sections intermediate the longitudinal edges of the sheets and said in- 4. In means for the purpose described, the combination of a 'plurality of' sections each allel lines disposed transversely thereof and lconnected at one oftheir ends to dispose their lines in alinein'ent, and having ,longivtudinal incisions opening on their connected lends to form a pair of outer projecting portions and an intermediate projecting portion,

'said sections being connected at their outer projecting portions and each section being provided with perforations extending between its longitudinal edges to open on said incisions so that it may be conveniently sep- -yconsisting of rectangular sheets' having par` arated from said outer projecting portions" for providing an outwardly-projecting engiiginginember- 5. In means combination of a plurality of'sections each consisting of rectangular sheets having parallel lines and connected at oneof their 4ends to dispose their lines in a single plane,I

and incised longitudinally to'open on their for the purpose described, the

lconnected ends to form a`plurality of pro- ,nected at one'fof their projecting 'portions .jecting portions, said sections being con! land each of said sections being 'providedf 'with perfbrations extending between their' longitudinal edges to open en said incisions` In testimony whereof, I have aixedmy i i' signature in presence of two witnesses. y l ORNE W. CHAPIN. i

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